Meet Your Therapist
I’m Mike. Therapist.
Trauma Survivor.
I don't just “treat trauma.” I trace how it reshapes identity and relationships.
I know what it costs to spend years doubting something someone else convinced you wasn't real. To realize walking away from your family was the only way to stop abandoning yourself. To love someone deeply and still feel like you’re moving in two different directions.
I didn't come into this work from the outside. I came through it. And I know what it costs to keep performing okay long after okay stopped feeling true.
That’s not a credential. It’s a compass. It’s why I know where to look, what to ask, and and how people learn to survive by disconnecting from themselves.
I know what it takes to finally say something you’ve spent years surviving around.
None of that scares me. And none of it disqualifies you from being understood.
How I Work
I am not a passive therapist.
I will listen. And I won’t just nod and smile. I will notice what you say and what you don’t. I will ask the question nobody else asked, especially when it interrupts your autopilot.
I will pay attention across sessions. So when something shifts, I will name it. And when something stalls, I will name that too. Not as judgment. As information.
This is a proactive process. And we don't leave before the work is done.
We are here to do real work. Not just to exchange updates.
My Guiding Principles
Four things that are
non-negotiable in this room.
This work has a standard.
Here's what it looks like in practice.
Discretion · Authenticity · Connection · Depth
01. Discretion.
Many of my clients are successful, high-capacity individuals.
What they carry into this room rarely matches what the outside world sees. They are not used to being the one who needs something. That makes discretion non-negotiable.
What you bring here stays here. It will be met with steadiness, not judgment. This room can hold it.
02. Authenticity.
I don’t do clinical distance. I’m in the room with you. Fully.
I bring warmth, directness, honesty, sometimes humor. I won’t hide behind neutrality when something needs to be said. You won’t have to guess where I stand. You’ll feel it in how I show up.
03. Connection.
The relationship is the work. I don’t assume trust. I earn it, session by session. One honest conversation at a time. If this doesn’t feel like the right fit, we name that honestly.
This isn’t about keeping you here. It’s about getting you where you need to go.
04. Depth.
I’m interested in what’s underneath. Symptoms aren’t the destination. They’re signals. The work is understanding what’s driving the patterns, the reactions, the survival scripts, and the ways you’ve had to survive.
We go there together. And I don’t flinch at what we find.
Not High-Volume. By Design.
You should never feel like just another client.
I keep a small caseload intentionally.
This kind of work doesn’t hold up when it’s rushed or spread thin. The people I work with deserve a therapist who remembers what they said three sessions ago.
When a practice gets too full, something slips, and that usually means attention to detail. The work stalls. Progress gets slow. People get listened to, but not really known.
By maintaining a deliberately limited caseload I stay actively engaged with your work and focused on your needs. Refining how I understand your case overtime.
Therapy should be approached with that kind of attention. That's the standard I hold here.
You've heard how I work. Here's what shaped it.
The professional details.
MY BACKGROUND
In addition to 12+ years working across public policy, community advocacy, and law enforcement, inside and alongside the systems that shape the lives of the people I now serve, I also hold formal training and credentials recognized within Western therapeutic frameworks.
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Licensed Professional Counselor — Michigan LLPC #6451024388
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional — CCTP
I practice under clinical supervision as I complete the hours required for full licensure, supervised by Janee' Beville, LPC #6401012595, Beville Counseling.
You get a therapist who is actively accountable to a senior clinician, invested in ongoing growth, and bringing full presence to a smaller, intentional caseload. My supervision is part of what keeps this work sharp. -
Trauma-informed. Attachment-rooted. Narrative and psychodynamic in orientation. Mindfulness and somatic awareness integrated throughout.
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My path to this work wasn't linear. I spent over a decade inside public policy, community advocacy, and law enforcement, working within the same systems that shape the lives of the people I serve now.
I've seen how those systems operate up close. What they reward. What they overlook. What they cost. When a client sits across from me and describes how a system failed them, I don't have to imagine what that means.
And I've done my own work. Ongoing. I don't ask my clients to go anywhere I haven't been willing to go myself.
What I bring into the room isn't just clinical training. It's lived experience. Inside systems. And within myself.
That's the lens I bring into this room.
Virtual
Muskegon
Sessions are available in person in Muskegon, Michigan, with options for traditional in-office sessions or in-motion walking sessions for those who process better on their feet.
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Get in touch to schedule a free consultation
Online therapy is available for clients anywhere in Michigan via a secure telehealth platform. For those located near Muskegon, a hybrid schedule blending in-person and virtual sessions is also available.
If this is the room
you've been looking for.
You've read enough to know whether this feels right. The next step is one honest conversation — no commitment, no pressure.